The Better Name for ‘Girlfriend Mode’ Is Probably ‘Co-Star Mode’

Kotaku - One of this morning's Internet dramas involved Randy Pitchford, head of Borderlands development studio Gearbox Software, complaining about the website MCV's condemnation of a reference to a "girlfriend mode" for Borderlands 2. The "girlfriend mode" is not an official mode in the game, nor does it appear to be an official name, but it was used by the game's lead developer in an interview with Eurogamer to refer to a new option to allow inferior gamers to play co-op with more skilled players.

Poor guy works on what could possibly be 2012's Game of the Year, only to catch all this flak over a miniscule comment - an accurate comment, at that. I told my girlfriend about the whole thing, and she found it "cute." Moreover, she thought it was great that they were thinking of casual gamers like her when making it. If anything, this concept made her a Borderlands fan. Now we're planning on playing co-op together. Ironic, init?

The name of this gaming generation should be The Whiner Generation. It really had been pathetic. I'm not ready for next gen yet, but if having new consoles means people will grow up a little I'm all for it.